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[quote=Anonymous]I have a similar kid to OP just older. First, please fill out the forms and get a 504. ( I am assuming the OP has a child in middle school, so is looking for a very challenging high school. ) My child has a disability and is senior is a Thomas Jefferson School for Science and Technology (TJ). Most of the teachers were happy to accommodate my kid’s 504, and the principal is supportive so that helped when my kid got one who flat out refused. If your child is very bright, can they apply to TJ or another local stem magnet school? Often stem magnet schools have classes past AP level and labs that even the best privates don’t have.

I would be careful which high school you put your kid in and make sure the teachers are happy to support a 504. It only takes one or two teachers not willing to follow the 504 to cause a lot of grief, ruin grades, and make getting into colleges difficult. 
Collage admissions are cut throat, and not at all like it was 30 years ago when I went.  I can understand why your nervous. My kid found out the hard way that admitting you have a disability, can get you denied admission at selective collages (even though I’m sure they would never admit it.) 
The good news if you know ahead of time: College admissions won’t be able to find out if your kid had accommodations unless your kid or someone who writes their recommendation tells them.: Colleges won’t know if your kid had accommodations on the SAT/ACT/AP tests. Your kid may not use all the accommodations all the time, but it’s difficult the get say SAT accommodations through College Board halfway through junior year if your kid hasn’t had a 504 with the high school for a few years. If your kid may want 504 accommodations in college, some universities make it very difficult to get them if you didn’t have them in high school.
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